The Euros Celebrate 60th Birthday

The world of football moves at such a fast pace, there’s hardly any time to reflect on past events. One major tournament starts as soon as the previous one ends. It feels like only yesterday when we were watching the French national team lift the World Cup in Russia.
 
Since then, we’ve had the Womens World Cup, Copa America and the AFCON tournament to name a few. Wheew!
 
Now our focus turns to the Euros which are set to take place in 2020. Let’s take a look at what we can expect.
 

What Are The Euros

 
The European Championship, or otherwise known as the Euros, is an international tournament played amongst countries within the European football union.

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The Euros tournament cup is named after Henri Delaunay, whose credited with putting forward this idea for the tournament to be held alongside the World Cup.
 

Qualifying Stage

 

The qualifying stage for the European Championship tournament has already kicked off and the final will take place in July, where the two finalists will lock horns for cup glory.
 
55 teams were spit into ten groups of five and six, these countries will battle each other out to advance to the finals, whereas the last 4 spots will be won via a play off.
 

Group Standings at the Moment

 

Here are the Euro groups:
 
Group A: England, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria
Group B: Uktaine, Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg, Lithuania 
Group C: Netherlands, Germany, Northern Ireland, Belarus, Estonia 
Group D: Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland, Georgia, Gibraltar
Group E: Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Wales, Azerbaijan
Group F: Spain, Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, Malta.
Group G: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia, Latvia.
Group H: France, Iceland, Turkey, Albania, Moldova, Andorra.
Group I: Belgium, Russia, Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, San Marino.
Group J: Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia, Liechtenstein.
 

Where Will They Be Held?

 

Traditionally, major tournaments such as these are held in one country and are chosen via a bidding system. This year things are slightly different.
 
Matches will be held in different European cities such as Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Munich, St Petersburg and Budapest to name a few.
 
The final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday 12 July 2020.
 

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